Personality and Psychopathology

Mapping the MMPI-2-RF on Cloninger’s Psychobiological Model of Personality

van der Heijden, Paul T.
Egger, Jos I. M.
Rossi, Gina M. P.
van der Veld, William M.
Derksen, Jan J. L.

¹Reinier van Arkel Mental Health Institute, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
²Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
³Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Venray, Netherlands
⁴Pompe Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, Pro Persona, Nijmegen, Netherlands
⁵Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Paul T. van der Heijden, Reinier van Arkel Groep, PO Box 70058, NL-5201 DZ ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Email: [email protected]

Assessment 20(5):p 576-584, October 2013. | DOI: 10.1177/1073191113490791

This study investigates the relationship between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in a combined data set (N = 491) of patients with a broad range of psychiatric disorders (n = 286) as well as alcohol use disorder (n = 205). We examined bivariate correlations between both measures. The MMPI-2-RF scales relate to the TCI dimensions as was hypothesized, and relationships between both measurements were largely similar for psychiatric patients and alcohol-dependent patients. Theoretical and clinical implications are considered.